Window-cleaner.



G. D! GIOVANNI WINDOW CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-12,1916

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INVENTOR ATTORNEYS GAETANO DI GIOVANNI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WINDOW-CLEANER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 1917.

Application filed October 12, 1918. Serial No. 125,185.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,GAETANO D1 GIOVANNI, a subject of the King of Ital and a resident of the city of New Yor borough of the Bronx, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Window-Gleaner, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to cleaning devices for windows and has for an object the provision of an improved simplified construction that is easily operated without the use of any appreciable energy.

Another object in view is to provide a comparatively light but efl'ective arrangement of pivotally mounted arms or bars and a cleaning member arranged at one end of one of the bars so that usually inaccessible parts may be reached.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cleaning device for windows in which the cleaning head or squeegee may be used either interiorly or exteriorly of the window when the operator stands in approximately the same position.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the device, the same being shown in operation.

Fig. 2 is a side view of an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the cleaning head disclosing certain features of the invention, the same being shown on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the pivotal connection and associated parts of the operating bars, the same disclosing certain features of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section through the structure shown in Fig. 4, the

I bars being shown spread apart.

Fig. 6 is a detail fragmentary sectional view showing a slightly modified form of arm connected to the cleaning head.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a wall provided with a window 2 having the usual sashes and panes in the sashes. As shown in Fig. 1 a window cleaner 3 is provided which is supplied with a cleaning head 4 arranged on the supporting bar 5 which is pivotally connected by a pin 6 to the operating bar 7. The operating bar 7 may be collapsed and the head 4 moved for cleaning or wiping the exterior of the window pane while the operator remains within.

The bars 5 and 7 are'pivotally connected as above stated, the connection being through the fittings 8 and 9. The fitting 9 is provided with a cut or passageway 10 into which the tongue or;reduced port-ion 11 of fittmg 8 extends so that the pivotal pin 6 may extend therethrough and also through looped around the studs or pins 16. If it should be found that the use of both springs produces too great a tension either of the springs may be removed, preferably spring 15.

At the end of the bar 5 opposite the fitting 8 is arranged the cleaning head or squeegee 4. This head is provided with a body 17 of wood or other suitable material, which body in turn is provided with a rubber covering member 18 at the upper edge so as to wipe or clean the windo w as desired. Preferably, during the cleaning operation when the window is being washed a piece of cloth 19 is folded over body 17 and is held in position by spring clips 20 and 21 secured to a retaining band 22, which retaining band is clamped in any suitable manner to the bar 5. The bar 5 and also the bar 7 may be made from any suitable material, as for instance wood, as such material is comparatively light and will produce a very light complete structure which may be readily operated as shown in Fig. 1. When it is desired to clean the interior part ofthe window the same may be readily done, as well as cleaning the exterior. After the window has been washed, as forinstance by using the cloth covering 19, said covering is removed and the window wiped dry by moving the rubber member 18 thereover in the usual way that squeegees are now commonly operated.

In some instances it is desired to clean an extra large window or an extra small window and to accommodate the device readily to windows of this character a slightly modified form of rod is secured to the head 4,

a sesses the same comprising a section 5 and a section 5". The section 5 is connected with the head 4 While the section 5 is connected to the bar 7 as in the preferred structure. The section 5 extends into a metallic sleeve 23 and fits suficiently tight to stay in any position in which it is placed. The sleeve 23 is provided with rings 2% and 25 surrounding the section 5' and secured thereto if desired by staples or any other way preferred.

What I claim is:

1. A window cleaner comprising a pair of bars each of said bars being provided with a fitting at one end, one of said fittings being formed with a tongue and the other with a cut-out slot, said tongue fitting into said slot, means for pivotally connecting said iit tings so that said tongue will be pivotallji mounted in said slot, a spring extending through said slot, means for connecting the opposite ends of said spring to the respective fittings, and means forming a cleaning ljiead secured to the free end of one of said are.

2. A Window cleaner, comprising a pairof tings sc that said tongue will be pivotally' mounted in said slot, a spring acting on said fittings to give said bars a tendency to remain in contact, and means forming a clean ing head secured to the free end of one of the hats GAETANQ Di GEOVANNLY. 

